Entertainment

Published: Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, August 29, 2008 at 12:37 p.m.

Qigong masters Bob and Fran German will present a program at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville.

After a brief instruction, participants will be led through a series of gently flowing moves while standing or seated, your choice.

For more information, call 697-4725, ext. 2320.

Green Creek Heritage Festival to be held

GREEN CREEK - The 10th annual Green Creek Heritage Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Green Creek Community Center, Green Creek.

For more information, call (828) 863-4367.

Flat Rock Music Festival seeking volunteers

FLAT ROCK - The Flat Rock Musical Festival is seeking volunteers for its event that will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26 through 28, at Camp Ton-A-Wandah in Flat Rock.

For more information, call 251-4544 or visit www.flatrockmusicfestival.com.

'Pickin' on the Porch' at Wolfe Memorial

ASHEVILLE - "Pickin' on the Porch" will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historical Site, 52 N. Market St., Asheville. Buddy Davis, Carol Rifkin and Jamie Soesbee will present an eclectic mix of early country, bluegrass, folk, old-time and traditional mountain music.

SPINDALE - The Symphony of Rutherford County will have its first rehearsal of the season from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale.

Auditions are not required.

For more information, call (828) 625-1427 or visit www.rcsymphony.org.

Barber Shop Boys to perform at Kaplan

The Barber Shop Boys, who gather at the Helm's Barber Shop every Thursday, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville.

The concert is free, but tickets are required and can be picked up at the reference desk.

For more information, call 697-4725.

Chapter 6 to open Galaxy of the Stars

CULLOWHEE - Chapter 6 will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the performance hall of Western Carolina University's Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee. This is the first performance of WCU's Galaxy of the Stars Series.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

For more information, call (828) 227-2479 or visit www.ticketreturn.com.

Spanish/Latin American film festival

CULLOWHEE - Western Carolina University's department of modern foreign languages will present its second Spanish/Latin American Film Festival Tuesday to Tuesday, Oct. 21. All films, accompanied by English subtitles, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the A.K. Hinds University Center theater. The festival is free and open to the public.

Following is the proposed schedule:

n Tuesday - "Nueba Yol."

n Sept. 16 - "Hombre Mirando al Sudeste."

n Sept. 23 - "La ley de Herodes."

n Sept. 30 - "Mar Adentro."

n Oct. 7 - "Como Agua para Chocolate."

n Oct. 21 - "Hable con Ella."

For more information, call (828) 227-3872 or visit www.wcu.edu.

UNCA Free Lunchtime Concerts offered

ASHEVILLE - Nuevo Montuno will perform at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday and the University Music Department Faculty Recital will be held at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the University of North Carolina at Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium as part of UNCA's Lunchtime Concert Series.

For more information, call 251-6432.

Organic race car to visit Earth Fare

ASHEVILLE - Earth Fare Market and Cafe will host the very first organic racing car from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Westgate store in Asheville and 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hendersonville Road store in Asheville.

For more information, call 210-0200 (South Asheville) or 253-7656 (Westgate).

Rosman Town Heritage Day to be held

ROSMAN - Rosman Town Heritage Day will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Rosman. Music at the Town Hall Lawn will include the Hogtown Squeelers and Live Oak. Other events include the Transylvania Cruisers Mini-Car Show, square dancing and Civil War reenactors.

All proceeds will go to purchase Christmas lights for the town.

Line dancing classes offered in September

BREVARD - Line dancing classes will be held this month at the Jaycee Community Building, Old Hendersonville Highway, Brevard. Beginners classes will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. and intermediate classes from 7:10 to 8:10 p.m.

Cost is $25 per five week classes.

For more information, call 891-9204 or 891-7629.

Fontana Dam 'Hike with the Authors'

FONTANA DAM - The Fontana Hiking Club will hold a "Hike with the Authors" Saturday, Sept. 6. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at the General Store in Fontana Village Resort. Hikers will caravan to Twentymile Ranger Station where they will hike with two local authors.

Jerry Span, author of the "Hike Twentymile Narrative Map," will guide participants along Twentymile Creek Trail, and Peter Barr will share information from his book, "Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers."

This program is free and open to all.

For more information, call (828) 498-2122.

Unity Center events to be held

MILLS RIVER - The Unity Center of Christianity, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River, will host the following events in September:

n Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. - "Laughing all the Way Home" film presentation.

HENDERSONVILLE and ASHEVILLE - Two special concerts, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 14, will be performed to raise funds for the fall Pilgrimage Project trip to Turkey planned by the Western North Carolina chapter of Friendship Force International.

The concerts, themed "A Celebration of Faith Traditions through Music and Song," will feature a variety of musicians.

The Sept. 7 concert will be held in the sanctuary of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville.

The Sept. 14 concert will take place in the Reuter Center of the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

For more information, call (864) 235-6948 or visit www.warehousetheatre.com.

Southern Lights 'Apple Festival Ball'

The Southern Lights Square Dance Club will hold its "Apple Festival Ball" Saturday at the Whitmire Activity Building, Hendersonville. Early rounds will begin at 7 p.m., squares and rounds at 7:30 p.m. and advanced tip at 9:45 p.m. Stan Russell will be the caller and Edna and Bill Anderson the cuers.

<p><b>Qigong program offered at library</b></p><p>Qigong masters Bob and Fran German will present a program at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville.</p><p>After a brief instruction, participants will be led through a series of gently flowing moves while standing or seated, your choice.</p><p>For more information, call 697-4725, ext. 2320.</p><p><b>Green Creek Heritage Festival to be held</b></p><p>GREEN CREEK - The 10th annual Green Creek Heritage Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Green Creek Community Center, Green Creek.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 863-4367.</p><p><b>Flat Rock Music Festival seeking volunteers</b></p><p>FLAT ROCK - The Flat Rock Musical Festival is seeking volunteers for its event that will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26 through 28, at Camp Ton-A-Wandah in Flat Rock.</p><p>For more information, call 251-4544 or visit www.flatrockmusicfestival.com.</p><p><b>'Pickin' on the Porch' at Wolfe Memorial</b></p><p>ASHEVILLE - "Pickin' on the Porch" will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historical Site, 52 N. Market St., Asheville. Buddy Davis, Carol Rifkin and Jamie Soesbee will present an eclectic mix of early country, bluegrass, folk, old-time and traditional mountain music.</p><p>For more information, call 253-8304.</p><p><b>Last Chance Summer Dance at Littlejohn</b></p><p>CLEMSON, S.C. - Jesse McCartney will headline the Last Chance summer Dance at Clemson University's Littlejohn Coliseum Friday.</p><p>For more information, visit www.clemson.edu.</p><p><b>Rutherford County Symphony rehearsals</b></p><p>SPINDALE - The Symphony of Rutherford County will have its first rehearsal of the season from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale.</p><p>Auditions are not required.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 625-1427 or visit www.rcsymphony.org.</p><p><b>Barber Shop Boys to perform at Kaplan</b></p><p>The Barber Shop Boys, who gather at the Helm's Barber Shop every Thursday, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville.</p><p>The concert is free, but tickets are required and can be picked up at the reference desk.</p><p>For more information, call 697-4725.</p><p><b>Chapter 6 to open Galaxy of the Stars</b></p><p>CULLOWHEE - Chapter 6 will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the performance hall of Western Carolina University's Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee. This is the first performance of WCU's Galaxy of the Stars Series.</p><p>Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $5 for students.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 227-2479 or visit www.ticketreturn.com.</p><p><b>Spanish/Latin American film festival</b></p><p>CULLOWHEE - Western Carolina University's department of modern foreign languages will present its second Spanish/Latin American Film Festival Tuesday to Tuesday, Oct. 21. All films, accompanied by English subtitles, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the A.K. Hinds University Center theater. The festival is free and open to the public.</p><p>Following is the proposed schedule:</p><p>n Tuesday - "Nueba Yol."</p><p>n Sept. 16 - "Hombre Mirando al Sudeste."</p><p>n Sept. 23 - "La ley de Herodes."</p><p>n Sept. 30 - "Mar Adentro."</p><p>n Oct. 7 - "Como Agua para Chocolate."</p><p>n Oct. 21 - "Hable con Ella."</p><p>For more information, call (828) 227-3872 or visit www.wcu.edu.</p><p><b>UNCA Free Lunchtime Concerts offered</b></p><p>ASHEVILLE - Nuevo Montuno will perform at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday and the University Music Department Faculty Recital will be held at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the University of North Carolina at Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium as part of UNCA's Lunchtime Concert Series.</p><p>For more information, call 251-6432.</p><p><b>Organic race car to visit Earth Fare</b></p><p>ASHEVILLE - Earth Fare Market and Cafe will host the very first organic racing car from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Westgate store in Asheville and 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hendersonville Road store in Asheville.</p><p>For more information, call 210-0200 (South Asheville) or 253-7656 (Westgate).</p><p><b>Rosman Town Heritage Day to be held</b></p><p>ROSMAN - Rosman Town Heritage Day will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Rosman. Music at the Town Hall Lawn will include the Hogtown Squeelers and Live Oak. Other events include the Transylvania Cruisers Mini-Car Show, square dancing and Civil War reenactors.</p><p>All proceeds will go to purchase Christmas lights for the town.</p><p><b>Line dancing classes offered in September</b></p><p>BREVARD - Line dancing classes will be held this month at the Jaycee Community Building, Old Hendersonville Highway, Brevard. Beginners classes will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. and intermediate classes from 7:10 to 8:10 p.m.</p><p>Cost is $25 per five week classes.</p><p>For more information, call 891-9204 or 891-7629.</p><p><b>Fontana Dam 'Hike with the Authors'</b></p><p>FONTANA DAM - The Fontana Hiking Club will hold a "Hike with the Authors" Saturday, Sept. 6. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at the General Store in Fontana Village Resort. Hikers will caravan to Twentymile Ranger Station where they will hike with two local authors.</p><p>Jerry Span, author of the "Hike Twentymile Narrative Map," will guide participants along Twentymile Creek Trail, and Peter Barr will share information from his book, "Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers."</p><p>This program is free and open to all.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 498-2122.</p><p><b>Unity Center events to be held</b></p><p>MILLS RIVER - The Unity Center of Christianity, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River, will host the following events in September:</p><p>n Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. - "Laughing all the Way Home" film presentation.</p><p>n Sunday, Sept. 7, 2 p.m. - "Spiritual Didgeridoo Workshop: Discovering the Sacredness of Breath and Sound" with Australian sound therapist Phil Jones.</p><p>n Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 9 to 12 - "Freedom, Fun and Faith with Keynote Bishop John Shelby Spong" four day retreat at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville.</p><p>n Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. - "Unity's World Day of Pray" 24 hour prayer vigil.</p><p>n Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. - "Quantum Touch Healing" with Rev. Pam Hurst.</p><p>n Saturday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m. - "Fall Equinox Celebration."</p><p>n Sunday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m. - "Unity's Friendship Potluck."</p><p>n Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. - "Our of Your Mind CD-Series" with Rev. Chad O'Shea.</p><p>n Sunday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. "Unitics Go classic" concert. Tickets: $15.</p><p>For more information, call 684-3798 or visit www.unitync.net.</p><p><b>Osceola Lake community walk</b></p><p>Walk Wise, Drive Smart, Diamond Brand Outdoor and Environmental and Conservation Organization will sponsor a community walk at 9 a.m. Thursday at Osceola Lake.</p><p>For more information, call (864) 457-6166 or visit www.walk-wise.org.</p><p><b>Fundraiser for pilgrimage to Turkey</b></p><p>HENDERSONVILLE and ASHEVILLE - Two special concerts, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 14, will be performed to raise funds for the fall Pilgrimage Project trip to Turkey planned by the Western North Carolina chapter of Friendship Force International.</p><p>The concerts, themed "A Celebration of Faith Traditions through Music and Song," will feature a variety of musicians.</p><p>The Sept. 7 concert will be held in the sanctuary of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville.</p><p>The Sept. 14 concert will take place in the Reuter Center of the University of North Carolina at Asheville.</p><p>There is a suggested donation of $10.</p><p>For more information, call 685-8543.</p><p><b>Warehouse to present 'Three Cuckolds'<./b></p><p>GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Warehouse Theatre, 37 Augusta St., Greenville, will present " The Three Cuckolds" by Leon Katz at 3 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.</p><p>The Friday performance is sold out. Tickets are $25, $20 and $15.</p><p>For more information, call (864) 235-6948 or visit www.warehousetheatre.com.</p><p><b>Southern Lights 'Apple Festival Ball'</b></p><p>The Southern Lights Square Dance Club will hold its "Apple Festival Ball" Saturday at the Whitmire Activity Building, Hendersonville. Early rounds will begin at 7 p.m., squares and rounds at 7:30 p.m. and advanced tip at 9:45 p.m. Stan Russell will be the caller and Edna and Bill Anderson the cuers.</p><p>The Southern Lights will hold its regular dance Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Whitmire Activity Building, Hendersonville.</p><p>For more information, call 696-9198 or 891-5244.</p><p><b>Bearfoot to perform at Tryon Fine Arts Center</b></p><p>TRYON - The Alaskan bluegrass group, Bearfoot, will perform at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. The 1 p.m. performance will be an "Arts in Education" performance for school children.</p><p>Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.</p><p><b>Coin Club to meet at American Legion</b></p><p>The Hendersonville Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion Building, Post 77, 216 Fourth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Doors will open at 7 p.m.</p><p>This month's program will be "Peace Dollars."</p><p>For more information, call 697-6661.</p><p><b>Chamber music concert to be held</b></p><p>ASHEVILLE - St. Matthias Church, 1 Dundee St., Asheville, will host a string quartet concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. The concert will include works by Schubert and Haydn. Performers are Brent Yingling, first violin; Judy Vlietstra, second violin; Brenda Phetteplace, viola; and Ron Lambe, Cello.</p><p>There is no charge, but the donations will go the restoration of the church.</p><p>For more information, call 252-0643.</p><p><b>Singer/Songwriters to perform at Green Sage</b></p><p>ASHEVILLE - The Green Sage Coffeehouse and Cafe, 5 Broadway St., Asheville, will offer music from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and from 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. There is no cover charge.</p><p>Jason Waller will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Ash Devine at 8 p.m. Friday and Tom Bradbury at 8 p.m. Saturday.</p><p>For more information, call 252-4450 or visit www.thegreensage.net.</p>